Speciation of heavy metals in peat with the use of total reflection x-ray spectrometry

✍ Scribed by B. Holyńska; B. Ostachowicz; L. Samek

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 246 KB
• Volume: 28
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0049-8246
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4539(199909/10)28:5<372::aid-xrs366>3.0.co;2-z

✦ Synopsis

Speciation determination of Ca, Ti, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Cu and Pb in undersurface ombrotrophic peat was performed. Five fractions consisting of exchangeable elements, elements bound to carbonates, elements bound to Fe and Mn oxides, elements bound to organic matter and insoluble residue were separated. Total reflection x-ray (TXRF) spectrometry was used for the determination of the concentration of the elements studied in particular fractions.